std::vector::max_size

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size_type max_size() const;

Returns the maximum number of elements the container is able to hold due to system or library implementation limitations, i.e. std::distance(begin(), end()) for the largest container.

Contents 1 Parameters 2 Return value 3 Exceptions 4 Complexity 5 See also

[edit] Parameters

(none)

[edit] Return value

maximum number of elements

[edit] Exceptions

[edit] Complexity

Constant

See also

size	returns the number of elements (public member function)
capacity	returns the number of elements that can be held in currently allocated storage (public member function)